Anne Holmlund
Anne Holmlund | |
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Satakunta | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anne Elisabeth Holmlund 18 April 1964 Pori, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Spouse | Jarmo Peltomaa |
| Residence | Ulvila |
| Occupation | Politician |
Anne Elisabeth Holmlund (born 18 April 1964) is a Finnish politician and Minister of the Interior of Finland from 2007 to 2011. She was a Member of Parliament for the National Coalition Party from 2002 until 2015.
Political career
Holmlund has been a member of the
Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet.[2]
After the
YLE showed that dissension towards Holmlund was not widespread: only a quarter of members from smaller parties felt she should step down, only 10% of SDP members (with 80% supporting her to stay on), and 90% of the government's partners wanted her to hold on to her ministry. Amongst the population, 82% felt she should continue.[3] Holmlund herself stated at a news conference that resignation "would be tantamount to desertion".[6]
Personal life
Holmlund is married to Jarmo Peltomaa, and her father was Ilmari Holmlund, a known politician from Pori.[2]
References
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Interior". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Parliament of Finland - Anne Holmlund information page". Parliament of Finland. 2008-09-10. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ YLE News. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "Finns face tough questions after killing spree". France 24. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ a b "Calls for Interior Minister to resign; Katainen backs Holmlund". Helsingin Sanomat. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "Finnish interior minister says will not resign". Helsinki Times. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2009-02-10.[permanent dead link]